August 4

Sprinkled cucumbers with lime and calcium arsenate. Went to N. Vernon to Dr. Got some more tablets for my throat and he says I have a touch of hay fever. Did some patching this p.m. and mowed the yard. Sold five roosters this a.m. for 12 cents a lb. Ora bought tankage for $1.20 today.

August 3

Dampened clothes this a.m. Helped do mornings work, read papers. Did the ironing this p.m. Wanda was here this afternoon. Caught some roosters to sell. The wind blowed lots of corn over.

August 2

Rained during last night and rained most all this morning. Sun shone part of afternoon and clothes got dry but my we had a big flood late this evening. Some wind and too much water now. Removed everything from pantry and cleaned it thoroughly and caught that mouse. Could not get cows across creek tonight. Helped Ora write a sample sale bill.

AUGUST 1, 1932

Cloudy all day and had a little rain. Did the washing but it didn't get dry. Cleaned chicken roosts and coops. Plowed the late cabbage. Mama P. started to work again today. Mary Bishop also. Lots cooler tonight. Harley was here for dinner.

July 31

Helped do mornings work and Ora and I visited Carsons. Had all kind of good eats. Took a big drive up above Edinburg to Runkle's farm. Got home at dark. My folks were here and had milking about done. They brought a gal of ice cream down. Second time that I've missed S.S. this year. Tula, Ed and William here today.

July 30

Did mornings work. Dad stopped and said to go get their chicks. Rats taking them had 40 out of 100. Ora and I went after them. Picked some tomatoes and cleaned all the house up. Patched some this p.m. Went after cows, helped do milking. Took a bath and doctored Ora's chiggers.

July 29

Helped do mornings work and cleaned berries. Ora picked 2 1/2 gal this a.m. Cooked all them and made jelly. Mowed the yard. Helped do milking. Received a card from Carsons. Velma and Emma here p.m.

July 28

Dusted the cucumbers. Made a rhubarb pie. Cleaned chicken nests out and sprayed with hot water and coal oil. Read the papers. Watered hogs at noon as Ora was gone all day sowing b. wheat. Hatched four chicks and put the eleven in orchard. Helped to milking. Patched some this p.m. Finished sowing b. wheat.

July 27

Had a nice little shower in the night. Did the ironing this a.m. Pressed Ora's suit and two dresses. Patched all afternoon. Helped with milking. Sara and Bob were here tonight. Ora took ma T. to Dr. this a.m. and he sowed buckwheat on Sheedy this p.m.

July 26

Cloudy most all morning. Did a large washing. Ironed the clothes which had no starch this P.M. Also gave the Ford a cleaning and shined it. Dampened clothes. Helped do milking. Found a hen with 7 chickens.

July 25

Hoed pickles and beans and stuck the beans. Cleaned chicken roosts and coops. Mama and kids here this P.M. I went to Seymour with Ora this afternoon. Picked some tomatoes and helped reset late cabbage plants. Helped milk both times. Saw Mabel's new home a minute.

July 24

Went to S. S. Mowed part of yard this A.M. The folks Mabel and Shelby came and I went to creek with them. Ray, Wanda, Esther and Ruth were here this P.M. Wrote Carsons a letter tonite. Ora's feeling bum.

July 23

Cleaned all the house. Washed and ironed my green dress. Mama brought us some cucumbers. Canned 2 qts. Bill helped make hay. Helped do the milking.

July 22

Did mornings work. Picked 2 gal. B. berries. Helped can 10 qt berries and 5 qt. beets. My oxfords came from Sears & Co. today. Another real hot day.

July 21

Cleaned and washed the berries I picked yesterday. Washed the cans. Put kettles of beets on to cook. Helped to can 20 qts. of B. berries and 10 1/2 qts. beets. Sure was a hot day. Ora sowed buckwheat.

July 20

Picked 1 gal. berries in garden. Did the ironing. Mama P., Emma and I picked berries in our woods this afternoon. Took a bath in salts water tonite.

july 19

Did the washing. Went to Hayden this P.M. to get corn cracked for chickens. Worked in garden. Dampened clothes. Mable and Shelby moved to the Crawford farm down by Seymour.

July 18

Did mornings work. Cleaned off chick coops and roosts. Plowed navy beans. Mowed the yard. Dug potatoes. Took milk and all went to Violets surprise. She was 19. Had cream and cake.

July 17

Went to S. S. Violet, Velma to Emma went with us. Ken took mama to Watys this P.M. We two, the folks, Mable, Shelby, and Violet went to creek on Sheedys this P.M.

July 16

Feeling real bum today. Cleaned the house up. took off 11 chicks. cleaned out the setting nests.

July 15

Picked some berries along creek this A.M. Two hens hatching. Another hot day. Visited Violet awhile this P.M. Plowed some beans, helped to moil and separate.

July 14

Did the ironing and patched most all P.M. Yesterday was 95 degrees at city. Seems hotter today. Plowed beans and cucumbers this evening.

July 13

Did the washing. Some patching, helped to milk and separated. Mowed all the yard this evening. A real hot day. Dampened clothes.

July 12

Helped sprinkle all our beans for Beetles. Took off 39 chicks. Dug some potatoes. Cleaned out setting nests. Finished mowing yard. Worked in garden.

July 11

Cleaned chick coops and roosts off. Feeling rather bum. Worked in garden this afternoon. Went after cows and picked enough berries to can 2 qts. Helped milk and separate. Took milk and went to Mabel's and had cream. Chicks hatching. Hogs $5.55; Eggs 10 cents. Cream 12 cents.

July 10

Went to S. S. Velma, Emmas and Violet went too. We four went to Oak Grove to Jennie Jolly's funeral. Garland Fox and family were here this evening. Also Wanda and Ray. Raining tonite.

July 9

Dusted setting hens, cleaned up front room and went and helped Carrie cook for threshers. Hoed cucumbers, mopped kitchen, studied S. S. lesson and took a bath.

July 8

Helped do mornings work. Worked some button hoes and Violet and I went berry picking. Got about 1 1/2 gal. Read papers and mama P. came and we finished making her green dress. She gave me a J. C. Penny 25 cent dress. Helped milk and mowed some grass. Boys finished threshing wheat this P.M. Wonderful not to cook for them. Robert here tonite. Hoover, Roosevelt and Upshaw are pres nominees.

July 7

Did the ironing. Helped get some beets ready to cook to can. Velma was down today. Had lots of wind and rain just after dinner. A cyclone hit s. of N. Vernon and almost swept old Vernon off the map. Did some patching this P.M. and made a suit of underwear. Folks stopped on way home tonite. Robert and Violet came and took Ora and myself to Vernon tonite. Surely was terrible. Business section was utterely destroyed. Wanda and Ray were out tonight.

July 6

Did the washing. Helped ma T. finish remaking her black dress. Picked a few B. berries in garden. Reset some cabbage plants. Dampened clothes. Cut out a suit of underwear.